Adaptive optics developments at Keck Observatory

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5490, Issue PART 1, 2004, Pages 1-11

  Wizinowich, Peter L ^a   Mignant, David Le ^a   Bouchez, Antonin ^a   Chin, Jason ^a   Contos, Adam ^a   Hartman, Scott ^a   Johansson, Erik ^a   Lafon, Robert ^a   Neyman, Chris ^a   Stomski, Paul ^a   Summers, Doug ^a   Van Dam, Marcos ^b  

^a W M KECK OBSERVATORY   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive optics; Keck; Laser Guide Star

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING SCIENCE DEMONSTRATION; HIGH STREHL SYSTEM; KECK; LASER GUIDE STAR; WAVEFRONT CONTROLLER SYSTEMS;

COMPETITION; CONTROL SYSTEMS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERFEROMETERS; LASERS; OBSERVATORIES; TELESCOPES; WAVEFRONTS;

ADAPTIVE OPTICS;

EID: 19944411112     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.552489     Document Type: Conference Paper

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